to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
absolute coordinate; absolute address
3rd day of the month; three days
long ago; a long time ago; already
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
carelessly; inattentively
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to find out; to discover; to locate
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
mental; spiritual; emotional
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
it's been a long time; long time no see
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
celebration of a child's seventh day
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
reopening; resumption; restarting
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls